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Transparency

In an ever-more connected world, Canadians expect to be provided with information that will help them to make informed decisions and hold government institutions accountable for providing them with high-quality programs and services.

To meet these expectations and maintain public trust in Canada's regulatory system for food, plants and animals, CFIA first launched its Transparency Agenda in 2011 as part of its ongoing efforts to be a more service-oriented, responsive and accountable organization. The Agency continues these efforts, by proactively releasing more data and information that is relevant, accurate and timely, while appropriately protecting personal and confidential information.

The framework provides the blueprint to guide the Agency's efforts in making more information available about its decisions and activities.

The policy sets out the high-level direction CFIA is taking to meet its openness and transparency objectives and bring the framework to life.

The Open and Transparent Agency Framework and Policy were developed with input from CFIA employees and external stakeholders. The Agency shared initial drafts and gathered comments during consultations held in 2018, which were analyzed and used to improve these documents.

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Proactive disclosure

The Government of Canada is working hard to improve the proactive disclosure of information so that Canadians are better able to hold Parliament, the government and public-sector officials accountable.